LeBron James, as well as several other NBA players playing on Christmas Day, can relate to the lyrics of that Christmas classic. James was asked about being away from his family this Christmas and he admitted that ‘it sucks.’

The biggest reason why? His daughter Zhuri is now four years old and he says this is the first Christmas where she is aware of what’s going on.

He said that he will FaceTime with his family when they open presents and he’ll be waiting by the phone for when they get up. But he was also honest that is not an ideal situation for him to miss the first Christmas his daughter really understands.

“I will just FaceTime my family when they get up. They’ll put the iPad or whatever next to the gifts and I’ll watch it from there,” James told reporters Sunday. “My wife and I are both kind of strict on doing the holidays on that day. Thanksgiving, it’s that Day. Christmas on the 25th. Halloween. We always celebrate it that day. My wife and I are very strict about that.”

“It’s really unfortunate that I’m going to miss it. This is the first Christmas that my daughter really understands what Christmas is. It sucks being here, obviously. But I will be there for years to come, in the future hopefully.”

James later tweeted about his frustration.

Being away from my family for the Holidays for work is the absolute worst! Love what I do and wouldn't change it for the world but doesn't change the fact of how I'm feeling at this moment! #MissingTheJamesGang👑